Last December I took a month off to travel in Indonesia. A whole month, that is something I have never done in the past 10 years. I wanted to celebrate Christmas, New Year and my 30th birthday as further away as possible :)

But before I start showing photos from my Indonesia trip I wanted to share some pictures from Hong Kong where I stayed on the way to Jakarta for 3 days. As I was writing before Hong Kong is extremely amazing city and I was really impressed by it when I was there for the first time. Something that happens rarely, I was impressed by it even more when I came back there again. I could definitely live there for some time.

Below are some photos from Hong Kong and Kowloon. Click on the image to enlarge it.

Landing at the Hong Kong airport with Cathay Pacific flight from New York's JFK.

An old man on the ferry from Hong Kong to Kowloon across the bay.

On the upper deck of the Hong Kong tram. Those trams are extremely narrow and tight inside. When they turn they are not falling on the side against all the laws of physics.

On the upper deck of the Hong Kong tram

On the ferry in Victoria Bay

View of Hong Kong and surrounding hills in the mist from the water

A man pulling a trolley at 6AM on Hong Kong streets

View of skinny Hong Kong towers from the water

View of the street at 6AM from a dim sum restaurant

Dim Sum breakfast

Night view of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak at Christmas Eve

Hong Kong architecture

A lighthouse In the bay on the way to Lantau Island.

Street markets have all kinds of fresh food on display

Policemen on the streets of Hong Kong

All the trams in Hong Kong are fully covered with advertising

In Hong Kong ferry terminal on the way to Kowloon side

The water in the bay does have that green tint color all the time

Crossing the street in a weird way

This time I got to see the other part of the city — Kowloon which is across the bay.

An old man walks on the market street in Kowloon

Woman texting near the school. Kowloon.

Lock supplies stand. Kowloon.

Absolutely beautiful facade of the building in Kowloon. So much texture.

Streets of Kowloon

A man crossing a street. Kowloon

Monk walks between the isles on the market street in Kowloon

People are resting on the tribune of an empty stadium. Kowloon.

Kowloon

A lot of buildings are painted in different colors. You can see the stripes of pink, blue, orange, green and other colors lined up on the street.

Kowloon

View of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center

The most impressive thing in Hong Hong this time was the trip to Lantau Island and the Fisherman Village. But this is up in the next post.